Steve Addazio and his staff have done an amazing job with him, his confidence level. They pushed him hard, he earned a backup spot out of training camp.

He played in the first two games; it looks like he's probably going to redshirt. Their season is going great.

We follow them every week. I've been up there twice. I went up for the opening game. Went up against Miami, the huge win they had on Friday night.

This week will be a great experience for those students, those fans. Big game against Clemson. He is definitely in the right place for him, and he loves it there.

I'm certainly glad he's there with Steve and their staff that can help and mentor him and coach him. Patriots bolstering depth on o-line by agreeing to a one-year deal with veteran Matt Tobin.

Tobin was in training camp with the team. He plays tackle and guard. He replaces second-year player Cole Croston, who was waived Tuesday.

As the season hits its midpoint, rookies Derwin James and Bradley Chubb are proving why they were top picks. The year-old future HOFer is getting rid of the ball quickly and avoiding sacks, and as long as he stays healthy, the Pats appear in good shape.

Ferguson entered the NFL as an undrafted player in and has played in 26 games 0 starts , totaling 16 rushes for 25 yards 1.

Watson, 29, entered the NFL as a second-round pick of the Raiders in He has played in 34 games, with 24 starts. The Titans' head coach will be the first ex-Belichick player to face the Patriots as a head coach, and he's well-respected in New England.

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Trey Flowers 'is a very versatile and valuable player for us'. The trick plays 'worked out perfectly'. Tom Brady QB Rob Gronkowski TE James White RB Josh Gordon WR Chris Hogan WR Dont'a Hightower LB Devin McCourty DB Starting left tackle Trent Brown, who missed the last two days of practice with an illness, is back on the practice field today.

The Patriots have had to do a lot of mixing and matching at RB after losing Dion Lewis to the Titans, but James White has been the productive constant.

Tom Brady in his weekly Westwood One interview: We've been at it for a long time. This will be our 10th regular-season game, four preseason games.

That's a lot of football and we haven't had a break. So I think if we can get to after starting , it's a great place for us to be with the biggest football still ahead of us.

Josh Gordon, with the Red Sox hat in his locker, said that it's a positive to be off the injury report, even though he was never sure he was on it in the first place.

RB Rex Burkhead concussion returned to practice Thursday, as he takes the Patriots' second and final designated-to-return-from-injured-reserve spot.

Burkhead can play for the first time Dec. Several Patriots players were wearing team-issued orange shorts in the locker room on Wednesday because too many were taking the standard gray editions home instead of leaving them at the facility, as required.

Starting left tackle Trent Brown didn't take part in today's walkthrough. Players no longer on injury report: Titans coach Mike Vrabel, on a conference call with New England reporters, on having his son Tyler as a freshman on the Boston College football team: He turned 18 the day I dropped him off.

Steve Addazio and his staff have done an amazing job with him, his confidence level. They pushed him hard, he earned a backup spot out of training camp.

He played in the first two games; it looks like he's probably going to redshirt. Their season is going great. We follow them every week.

I've been up there twice. I went up for the opening game. Went up against Miami, the huge win they had on Friday night. This week will be a great experience for those students, those fans.

Big game against Clemson. He is definitely in the right place for him, and he loves it there. I'm certainly glad he's there with Steve and their staff that can help and mentor him and coach him.

Patriots bolstering depth on o-line by agreeing to a one-year deal with veteran Matt Tobin.